Brazil Presents Global Fossil Fuel Transition Roadmap
The roadmap, commissioned under Brazil's COP30 Presidency, aims to guide countries in moving away from coal, oil, and gas.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Energy
Brazil's COP30 Presidency has published a global roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems. It builds on the Santa Marta conference and a large coalition of countries formed at COP30.
Why it matters
The roadmap recognizes the need to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels and acknowledges the emerging decline of the fossil fuel industry. It offers countries a menu of policies for building their own transition plans.
The roadmap is anchored to the negotiated outcome of the second Global Stocktake and is positioned ahead of the 2028 world stock-take on Paris Agreement delivery. Differentiated national timelines and financial obligations have not yet been specified.
The players
Brazil's COP30 Presidency
The Brazilian presidency of the COP30 climate conference, which commissioned and published the global transition roadmap.
The details
The roadmap proposes translating global ambition into country-level transition roadmaps. France, the Netherlands, and Germany have already published national roadmaps, and Pacific Island States plan to deliver a regional strategy to break free from fossil fuels.
Timeline
COP30: a large coalition of countries built momentum for the roadmap.
Dubai: a promise was made to transition away from fossil fuels.
November 3, 2026: the global roadmap was published.
COP31 in Antalya: governments are expected to agree on national roadmaps.
2028: the world takes stock of progress on delivering the Paris Agreement.
Big Picture
The roadmap extends the transition-away-from-fossil-fuels promise made in Dubai into a concrete framework for national plans. Its progress will be measured at the 2028 world stock-take on the Paris Agreement.
The roadmap gives countries a menu of policies to build their own plans for moving away from coal, oil, and gas. Its impact on household energy costs and availability will depend on the specific national plans that follow.
The takeaway
Countries seeking to exit fossil fuels can draw on a shared menu of policies while adapting them to national circumstances. Sustained diplomatic engagement will be needed to turn the roadmap into delivered results.
What happens next
Governments are expected to agree on national transition roadmaps at COP31 in Antalya, and the world will take stock of Paris Agreement progress in 2028.
Further reading
For broader context on how countries are planning their shift away from oil, coal, and gas, see the Energy section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Common Dreams.
